The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-06-04
THE NATIONAL DRILL,
Prizes Awarded.


WASHINGTON, May 30.-The follow
ing are the prizes awarded in the Ma
tional drill:
Regimental: FIRST prize, First Reg
iment Virginis National Guard, only
regiment competing. Battalion drill
First prize, Washington Light Inf,n-
try; second, Louisville Legion third,
Fifth Rhode Island. Infantry Com
pany: First, Lomax Rifles; second,
Company ID, Fifth Minnesota; third,
Belknap Rifles, Company y, Texas
Zouayes: First, Chicago Zouaves
second, Memphis I,uaves Z; third Heck
Iouaves, of Johnstpwp, N. Y. Cadets:
First, Michigan Cadets second, Mary
land Agricultural. College Cadets; third,
Bethel Academy Cadets. Artillery:
First. Indianapolis Light Artillery
second, Milwaukee Light Battery.
Machine Guns: First, Battery A, Ohio
or Cincinnati Battery; second, Battery
"A, Louisville Legion. Individual Drill:
First, Private II. G. Stack, San Antonia
Rifles second, Sergeant Conrad. Wash
ington Light Infantry; third, First
Sergeant j. II. Wagner, Company A,
Louisville Legion. Company prizes,
fourth prize, National Rifles, of Wash
jngton.
The National Drill came to a most
agreeable conclusion this afternoon,
Rhen the prizes We're awarded by Gem
erat Sheridan 20 the successful Compel
itors. The sun shonc Respondent upon
the gaily alfred troops as they were
drawn up in company front upon the
drill grounds facing 10000 special ors,
. wi, al 10y &C i,n ,riy
awarded.
Enthusiastic soldiers threw up their
hats and checreI, while fair ladies
waved their parusols and handkerchiefs
as the companies in which they were
particularly interested received prizes.
Al $3.50 p. IN. the judges from the grand
stand announced the following list OF
prizes and order Of excellence of com
peting companies and commands:
Regiments: First Regiment of Viz
gipia, sole competitor, first prize, a
magnificent stand of colors, with gold,
silver aud bronze medals TO the officers.
Battaiions: Washington Light In~
) fantry, first prize $1,000; second, Louis.
. Vile Legion OF Kentucky, second prize
$500; third, Fifth Rhode Island
Infantry companies; First, Lomax
Rifles, Company Il, lst Alabama, first
prize, $4,000; second, Company d, Isl
Minnesota, second prize, $500; third
Bellsnap Rifles, Company B, 80 Texas
third prize, $500; fourth, Nationa
!, Rifles, Washington, d. g., fourth prize
} $1,000; fifth, San Antonio Rifles, Texas
= fifth prize, $500.
3 Sixth, Indianapolis Light Infantry
) 7th, Toledo Cadets; Sth, Washington
1 Light Infantry, Company E.; 9th
r Vicksburg Volunteer Southrons 10Th
: Company A. 9Th Rhode Island; nth
Muscatine Rifles; 10th, Alexandra:
Light Infantry; 18th, Sheridan Guards
0 New Hamphire; Nth, Walker Ligh
s Guards. Company b., 1st Virginia
z 18th, Custer Guards, 2ud Michigan
\ 10th, Fort Wayne Rifles, Fad Indiana
: seventeenth, Wooster City Guards, ST.
G Ohio; eighteenth, Jackson Rifles, Is
r Michigan nineteenth, Louisiana Ri
r fles; twentieth, Richmond Greys, Is
O Virginia twenty-tlrst, Newbery Ri
Q fies, 1st Maine; tWenty-second, Com
pany G, Ist Battalion, New Jersey
s. tweniy-third, Company f., 1st Mime
il sofa !; twenty>fourth, MolineauX Rifles
}. Company d, % l New York twenty
fifth, Company a, Washington Cade
Corps; twenty-sixth, Sth separat
company, Rochester, n. Y; twenty
seventh, Governors Guards, Virginia
twenty-ninth, Company a, LIST Vii
ginia thirtielh, Company O, End Co,
L necticut.
r Light Artillery: Battery &, Indi;
n napoIis Light Artillery, first prize, 81
"a 500; Milwaukee Light Battery, ST
II cond prize, 1000.
l. Machine Guns: Cincinnati Battery
,, first prize, silver trophy and SS5C
a Battery a, Louisville Legion, sccon
:, prize, 5000.
D. Iouaves First, Cnicago IhusSe
N first prize, $1,000; second, Mcmphi
II Isuaves, second prizH, $3.50, thl,
!" Heck Xouaves.
'e Cadet corps: First Michigan MI
y tary Cadets, first priz', $1,000; secof
u. Agricultural College Cadets, secon
IT prize, $3.50; third, Bethel Cadets
m fourth, Peekski!l Academy Cadets
or fifth, Cayuga Lake Cadets; sixth, $
;" Johns Academy Cadets.
O. Individual drill: Private IL.
m Stack, San Aut,nio Rifles, first priz
n gold medal and 500; First Sergcai
Chas. j. Conrad, Company ~, Wasl
/. instpn Light lniantry, second priz
:. silver medal and $75; F;rst Sergea,
- J. II. Wagner, Company A, I3iisvii
., Legion, third priZH, bronze medal III
c. $50.
AS soon "s the prizes were award,
W the various companies gave brief e
u, hibittou drills. and as tive O'Clock al